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Old August 31st 07, 10:40 PM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids.health,alt.health
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Default Harvard Women's Health Watch ,Gardisil "many unanswered questions about its effectiveness and safety

HPV vaccine news http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_...ccine-news.htm
August 1, 2007

HPV vaccine a matter of individual choice, not government mandate
Media coverage of the recently introduced human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccine-including talk of state-mandated vaccination programs-has
brought considerable attention, if not always clarity, to this issue.
Although the vaccine represents a major medical breakthrough, there is
reason to be cautious. The benefits and risks of the new HPV vaccine
aren't fully known, reports the August 2007 issue of Harvard Women's
Health Watch.

Gardasil, the new vaccine, has been shown to protect against four
types of HPV that are sexually transmitted and thought to cause most
cases of cervical cancer and genital warts. But it won't protect
against the nearly one dozen other types of HPV associated with
cervical cancer, and it won't protect against any type that a girl or
young woman has encountered before vaccination. So women will still be
at some risk even after they've been vaccinated, and they'll still
need regular cervical cancer screening with Pap smear testing.
Moreover, they will still need to take precautions against other
sexually transmitted diseases.

The HPV vaccine is a medical achievement that could save thousands of
lives annually worldwide, but it is not a perfect answer to cervical
cancer. There are still questions about the vaccine's safety and
effectiveness beyond five years, especially in girls ages 11 and 12-
the age group targeted for vaccination by health officials.

The bottom line? Certainly the new HPV vaccine shows great promise.
But given the many unanswered questions about its effectiveness and
safety, thesuggests its use should be more a matter of individual
choice than government mandate

Thanks Vince

 




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